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Khaled Diab

Khaled Diab is a Belgian-Egyptian journalist and writer who has been based in Cairo, Brussels, Jerusalem and Geneva. He has spent half his life in the Middle East and the other half in Europe.
Gershon Baskin
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Israel needs its own freedom riders

Gershon Baskin, is willing to participate in actions which challenge the system. He travels regularly to Area A, and is not willing to ask for a permit for himself.

By Khaled Diab, 14 yearsNovember 28, 2011 ago
Alaa al-Aswany
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Novel approaches to the Arab-Israeli conflict

Gershon Baskin replies to Alaa al-Aswany accusing IPCRI of “piracy and theft”, by stating the IPCRI didn’t intend to infringe his copyright and the question here is whether Israelis’ right to read the book outweighs his copyright. Alaa al-Aswany is an unlikely candidate for the job of saviour of the Read more

By Khaled Diab, 15 yearsNovember 25, 2010 ago
Ismail Abdel Salam Ahmed Haniyeh and Mahmoud Abbas
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Getting to the grassroots of the Middle East conflict

Gershon Baskin claims that when Ismail Haniyeh stated that he wants to put an end to the conflict that has been going on for decades, it represented the first time a Hamas leader has spoken about the possibility of ending the conflict with Israel.

By Khaled Diab, 20 yearsMarch 1, 2006 ago
The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad Shalit from Hamas

The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad Shalit from Hamas
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In 2006, Gilad Schalit was kidnapped by a group of Gaza militants. Decades of animosity and distrust thwarted any attempt at a prisoner exchange. THE NEGOTIATOR is the firsthand account of Gershon Baskin, who made it his mission to liberate Gilad Schalit. Baskin drew on his ties to Hamas to create a secret back channel and succeeded where official mediators had failed, paving the way for the deal that brought Gilad home.
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In Pursuit of Peace in Israel & Palestine


In his latest book, In Pursuit of Peace in Israel & Palestine, Gershon Baskin reveals how relations in the Middle East are based on justified fear, influenced by lack of human contact and reinforced by continued violence that solidify patterns of thinking and behavior that negatively influence public policies.

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Freeing Gilad: The Secret Back Channel

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"Free Gilad" is the story of an unprecedented secret communication channel developed by Gershon Baskin developed that made a decisive contribution towards the release of Gilad Shalit.
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